North West Cold Spell Discussion:

[Spurry]

To be honest, I hate living in the northwest, all I ever hear is MARGIANAL, MARGIANAL , MARGIANAL

Margi who?...i'm sure i've seen a video of her once or twice :lol:

[V for Very Cold]

had a quick blast of snow about an hour ago, proper flakes and was accumlating - it's now reverted to a more fine granular fall, though it's chasing a keen wind. I guess any fall is encouraging, but this is merely the icing sugar lol

ooops told a fib - the grains are becoming flakes now

Edited January 2, 2010 by V for Very Cold

[Cecil Hogmanay Melchett]

moderate snow now i hope it stays like that!!!

[chrisbooth0070]

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You can't have had it that bad according to your signature.

Until this winter I hadn't seen anything like that for years!

[karyo]

It is snowing lightly in Manchester with a moderate northeasterly wind! At the same time, I can see the hazy moon rising in the sky! It's a beautiful scene but it means I can't expect the snow to get any heavier...

There is some snow on the ground left from the morning snowfall, which I expect to get icy pretty soon!

Karyo

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Bactrack

Not on your own mate RAIN here as well,wierd thing is though that rain is causing a serious ice risk

As soon as the Rain makes conatct with the ground it turning into sheet ice already seeing cars sliding around on the road.

C.S

It's 1.2c here, and guess what! We have a blizzard!

Of rain.

[V for Very Cold]

whyo's got any news from saddleworth? atm here, the wind is causing the snow to whip in almost horizontally. Granted it's fairly light flakes, but given a bit more elevation, you might pick up some blizzard conditions - bet the M62 is a no go currently.

Edited January 2, 2010 by V for Very Cold

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You can't have had it that bad according to your signature.

Until this winter I hadn't seen anything like that for years!

If a covering of slush and hail isnt bad, what is?

[Cheese Rice]

I'm pretty high up and the snow is horizontal as well, the wind is light-moderate and the snow is moderate, so far there is 5cm of fresh snow.

[chrisbooth0070]

I meant previously:-

EXTREMLEY HEAVY SNOW WITH MEGA FLAKES - 1

Frosts - 6

Airfrosts - 6

Snow - 3

Ice days - 1

Minimum so far - -3.2c- 18/12/09

Snow falling - 3 days

Snow laying - 5 days

Hail - 1 - LEFT AN INCH!

Lowest maximum so far: 0.7c - 18/12/09

I admit - pretty poor right now ina few places including my own.

On a positive note my temp is now starting to drop (2.1c) and definitely my dp (0c) so there is hope yet

[NiikAURA]

It's just very light graupel here..

Kinda random, I didn't expect anything..

[Cecil Hogmanay Melchett]

I'm pretty high up and the snow is horizontal as well, the wind is light-moderate and the snow is moderate, so far there is 5cm of fresh snow.

yeh its snow here now too but its been very very marginal,and i have nearly as much alt as you.There must be

stupid mild sectors hust hanging on grimly and annoying me very much lol

[cheshire snow]

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More RAIN on way according to the 1950 NW Radar

C.S

[chrisbooth0070]

whyo's got any news from saddleworth? atm here, the wind is causing the snow to whip in almost horizontally. Granted it's fairly light flakes, but given a bit more elevation, you might pick up some blizzard conditions - bet the M62 is a no go currently.

M62 looks quite bad in places.

Use this link: My link select motorway, click on nearest junction to see map and turn on option for cameras.

Edited January 2, 2010 by chrisbooth0070

[V for Very Cold]

should I be posting on the Yorkshire/pennines thread as I seem to be having hugely different weather to the vast majority of ppl on this thread ?

[meerkat63]

whyo's got any news from saddleworth? atm here, the wind is causing the snow to whip in almost horizontally. Granted it's fairly light flakes, but given a bit more elevation, you might pick up some blizzard conditions - bet the M62 is a no go currently.

I've been trying to say this for a while.

I do not live at a location as elevated as some of the other posters from Saddleworth on this thread, however I can say that the temp. has dipped a fraction below freezing and the snow is beginning to drift.

PS. Like the avatar by the way - good film

[V for Very Cold]

I've been trying to say this for a while.

I do not live at a location as elevated as some of the other posters from Saddleworth on this thread, however I can say that the temp. has dipped a fraction below freezing and the snow is beginning to drift.

PS. Like the avatar by the way - good film

there's a film- you mean someone found my script of Guy Faulkes trying to save the world from the Global cooling event

seriously - thanks

[chris78]

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Yeah get outta here we want to wallow in our greyness no seriously glad someone nw is seeing some good weather and for the rest of us.....if you need a tune to provide some empathy try jj72 snow

should I be posting on the Yorkshire/pennines thread as I seem to be having hugely different weather to the vast majority of ppl on this thread ?

Edited January 2, 2010 by chris78

[dodge]

should I be posting on the Yorkshire/pennines thread as I seem to be having hugely different weather to the vast majority of ppl on this thread ?

Ahaa...you stay here, your a Lancastrian like the rest of us lol Actually although it's not powdery fluffy flakes of snow (like this morning, and just aswell probably with the current wind strength) I'm getting fine snow, blown by a strong wind. It's actually blowing alot of the lying snow around from this morning falls.

So stay in the North West thread

[martinj2]

It's 1.2c here, and guess what! We have a blizzard!

Of rain.

Mate-I'm really near you-I've just been out for a ciggy and it was snowing-only a shower but flakes coming down-biting easterly wind as well-temp 1.5C

Edited January 2, 2010 by martinj2

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More RAIN on way according to the 1950 NW Radar

C.S

Woo! Bring on the rain.

Seriously if it's heavy the freezing level will drop allowing it to snow.

1.2c atm.

[Cecil Hogmanay Melchett]

looks to be breaking up now,temps should start dropping off soon.

I dont expect to rise above 0 degrees for a week,or at least i hope lol

[V for Very Cold]

looks to be breaking up now,temps should start dropping off soon.

I dont expect to rise above 0 degrees for a week,or at least i hope lol

now that's what we all like - an optimist lol (PS - still snowing here )

[meerkat63]

looks to be breaking up now,temps should start dropping off soon.

I dont expect to rise above 0 degrees for a week,or at least i hope lol

Sounds like a joke, but actually might not be that far off the mark at all!

[whitewitch]

now that's what we all like - an optimist lol (PS - still snowing here )

still lightly snowing here. we have about 5 inches.